--- description: Submit data to be considered in the ranking. title: TIME Is Looking for the World’s Top Universities image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4947a7d303f94e8a/6998c61de2d64b6141c5f487/international-students-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Leadership](/tag/leadership/) ## Leadership Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # TIME Is Looking for the World’s Top Universities by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 20, 2025 4:06 PM CUT  Students outside Goldwin Smith Hall at the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, US Students outside Goldwin Smith Hall at the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, USBing Guan—Bloomberg/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 20, 2025 4:06 PM CUT For the first time, TIME will publish a ranking of the World’s Top Universities, in partnership with Statista, a leading international provider of market and consumer data and rankings. This new list will recognize the world’s leading higher education institutions based on academic performance, student outcomes, and the institutional learning environment. As part of the research phase, TIME and Statista are now accepting data submissions. While submitting data ensures that eligible institutions will be considered for inclusion, it does not guarantee a place on the final list. Additionally, the final ranking will not be limited to institutions that submit data. The deadline for submissions is August 8, 2025. To apply, click [here](http://research.statista.com/?i%5Fsurvey=19%5F%5Fd187dd15f96404fcf1c354e0acdace92 "undefined"). More information visit: . Winners will be announced on TIME.com in early 2026. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/7296211/worlds-top-universities-search/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/7296211/worlds-top-universities-search/"},"headline":"TIME Is Looking for the World’s Top Universities","datePublished":"2025-06-20T16:06:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-11T01:05:22.746Z","description":"Submit data to be considered in the ranking.","url":"https://time.com/7296211/worlds-top-universities-search/","keywords":["Leadership"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4947a7d303f94e8a/6998c61de2d64b6141c5f487/international-students-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4947a7d303f94e8a/6998c61de2d64b6141c5f487/international-students-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Cornell University As Ivy League Prices Push $90,000 A Year","caption":"Cornell University As Ivy League Prices Push $90,000 A Year","creditText":"Bing Guan—Bloomberg/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/leadership/","name":"Leadership"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/7296211/worlds-top-universities-search/","name":"TIME Is Looking for the World’s Top Universities"}}]}] ```